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The radiation emitted by a star `A` is `1000` times that of the sun. If the surface temperature of the sun and star `A` are `6000 K` and `2000 K` respectively. The ratio of the radii of the star `A` and the sun is:

A

`300 : 1`

B

`600 : 1`

C

`900 : 1`

D

`1200 : 1`

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To solve the problem, we will use the Stefan-Boltzmann law, which states that the total energy radiated per unit surface area of a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Given Information:** - The radiation emitted by star A is 1000 times that of the Sun. - The surface temperature of the Sun, \( T_{Sun} = 6000 \, K \). - The surface temperature of star A, \( T_{A} = 2000 \, K \). 2. **Apply the Stefan-Boltzmann Law:** The total power radiated by a star can be expressed as: \[ E = \sigma A T^4 \] where \( \sigma \) is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, \( A \) is the surface area, and \( T \) is the temperature. 3. **Express the Surface Areas:** The surface area \( A \) of a sphere is given by \( A = 4\pi r^2 \). Therefore, we can write the radiated energy for both the Sun and star A: \[ E_{Sun} = \sigma (4\pi r_{Sun}^2) T_{Sun}^4 \] \[ E_{A} = \sigma (4\pi r_{A}^2) T_{A}^4 \] 4. **Set Up the Ratio of Radiated Energies:** Given that \( E_{A} = 1000 \times E_{Sun} \), we can set up the equation: \[ \sigma (4\pi r_{A}^2) T_{A}^4 = 1000 \times \sigma (4\pi r_{Sun}^2) T_{Sun}^4 \] 5. **Cancel Out Common Factors:** The \( \sigma \) and \( 4\pi \) terms cancel out: \[ r_{A}^2 T_{A}^4 = 1000 \times r_{Sun}^2 T_{Sun}^4 \] 6. **Substitute the Temperatures:** Substitute \( T_{A} = 2000 \, K \) and \( T_{Sun} = 6000 \, K \): \[ r_{A}^2 (2000)^4 = 1000 \times r_{Sun}^2 (6000)^4 \] 7. **Calculate the Powers:** Calculate \( (2000)^4 \) and \( (6000)^4 \): \[ (2000)^4 = 16 \times 10^{12} \quad \text{and} \quad (6000)^4 = 1296 \times 10^{12} \] 8. **Substitute and Rearrange:** Substitute these values into the equation: \[ r_{A}^2 \times 16 \times 10^{12} = 1000 \times r_{Sun}^2 \times 1296 \times 10^{12} \] Simplifying gives: \[ r_{A}^2 = 1000 \times r_{Sun}^2 \times \frac{1296}{16} \] 9. **Calculate the Ratio:** \[ r_{A}^2 = 1000 \times r_{Sun}^2 \times 81 \] Therefore, \[ \frac{r_{A}}{r_{Sun}} = \sqrt{1000 \times 81} = \sqrt{81000} = 900 \] 10. **Final Result:** The ratio of the radii of star A to the Sun is: \[ \frac{r_{A}}{r_{Sun}} = 30 \] ### Conclusion: The ratio of the radii of star A to the Sun is \( 30:1 \).

To solve the problem, we will use the Stefan-Boltzmann law, which states that the total energy radiated per unit surface area of a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Given Information:** - The radiation emitted by star A is 1000 times that of the Sun. - The surface temperature of the Sun, \( T_{Sun} = 6000 \, K \). - The surface temperature of star A, \( T_{A} = 2000 \, K \). ...
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